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Adam Burgess
Name: William S. Burroughs Born: February 5, 1914 (St. Louis, Missouri) Died: August 2, 1997 (Lawrence, Kansas) Seminal Work: Naked Lunch (1959) Relationship to The Beat Generation: William S. Burroughs is often called the founder of The Beat Generation and the godfather of… Continue Reading “Friday’s Featured Beat: William S. Burroughs!”
Armchair BEA is coming to a close this year, and I would be remiss if I did not comment on yesterday’s topic and also provide some final thoughts. Yesterday, we kicked off a reading event here at Roof Beam Reader: The Beats of Summer.… Continue Reading “Armchair BEA: Young Readers and Final Thoughts”
Welcome to the Master Post for The Beats of Summer! This is a one-month event focused on all things Beats, including primary texts, any re-imaginings of their original works, biographies, critical texts, etc. In early May, I announced sign-ups for the event, and was very… Continue Reading “The Beats of Summer: Master Post”
Today is Day # 4 of Armchair BEA and our Genre of Choice is: Non-Fiction! I will be honest and say that I do not read very much non-fiction. At least, I haven’t before this last year. Since September of 2012, though, I have… Continue Reading “Armchair BEA Day 4: Non-Fiction!”
Hello, Again, Armchair BEA folks & Readers, All! Somehow, I have been blessed this year with two early topics that just happen to be completely in line with what this blog is mainly about: Classics and Literary Fiction! You can find my post about… Continue Reading “Armchair BEA Day 3: Literary Fiction!”
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